DocumentCode
1243350
Title
Modelocked Cr3+:LiSr0.8Ca0.2AlF6 laser producing 150 fs pulses
Author
Wa, P.L.K. ; Chai, B.H.T. ; Miller, Alice
Author_Institution
Center for Res. in Electro-Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Volume
27
Issue
25
fYear
1991
Firstpage
2350
Lastpage
2351
Abstract
Mode-locked operation has been achieved in a CW pumped Cr3+:LiSr0.8Ca0.2AlF6 laser. Pulses of 150 fs duration were directly generated from the actively mode-locked laser. A CW krypton laser operating with 1 W in the red was used to pump the 15 mm long crystal.
Keywords
aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; chromium; laser mode locking; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 1 W; 150 fs; 200 mW; 800 to 900 nm; CW Kr pump laser; LiSr 0.8Ca 0.2AlF 6:Cr 3+ laser; actively mode-locked laser; femtosecond pulse generation; solid state lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19911455
Filename
121320
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